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Saint Helier vs. Copenhagen Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 2.7% more expensive than Copenhagen.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 29.0% less in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 12.5% more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 95.9% more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 5.6% more in Saint Helier

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Copenhagen. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Saint Helier. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Saint Helier.

Saint Helier vs. Copenhagen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Copenhagen, you would:

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pay 12.2% more for restaurants

	Copenhagen	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.97 DKK139.94	$39.64 £29.94	+89.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.48 DKK89.96	$10.57 £7.98	-21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.10 DKK34.01	$3.28 £2.48	-35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.77 DKK25.12	$2.48 £1.87	-34.2%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Copenhagen	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$4.77 DKK31.84	$2.75 £2.08	-42.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.64 DKK57.65	$3.60 £2.72	-58.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.89 DKK52.65	$8.51 £6.43	+7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.89 DKK39.31	$6.26 £4.73	+6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.31 DKK42.09	$5.39 £4.07	-14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 DKK10.17	$1.90 £1.44	+25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 DKK9.25	$1.57 £1.19	+13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK13.07	$1.87 £1.41	-4.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 DKK17.26	$2.02 £1.53	-21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 DKK7.12	$1.45 £1.09	+35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 DKK6.35	$1.40 £1.06	+47.3%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 29.0% less for transportation

	Copenhagen	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.58 DKK63.95	$7.81 £5.90	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$104.86 DKK699.71	$68.71 £51.89	-34.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,184.55 DKK335K	$26,428.74 £19,959.01	-47.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.03 DKK126.95	$24.93 £18.82	+31.0%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 12.5% more for housing

	Copenhagen	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.42 DKK249.71	$72.68 £54.89	+94.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,981.79 DKK13,223.50	$1,838.45 £1,388.40	-7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,454.31 DKK9,703.88	$1,568.11 £1,184.23	+7.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.83 DKK926.35	$243.20 £183.66	+75.2%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 95.9% more for childcare

	Copenhagen	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$977.91 DKK6,525.08	$2,708.95 £2,045.80	+177.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,580.66 DKK57,254.43	$11,892.93 £8,981.55	+38.6%
Average			+95.9%

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pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Copenhagen	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.99 DKK59.98	$7.93 £5.99	-11.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.97 DKK46.54	$4.83 £3.65	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.44 DKK62.97	$19.82 £14.97	+110.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.00 DKK427.06	$75.98 £57.38	+18.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.22 DKK134.94	$19.82 £14.97	-2.0%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 5.6% more for clothing

	Copenhagen	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.66 DKK725.03	$103.51 £78.17	-4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.68 DKK358.19	$72.68 £54.89	+35.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.48 DKK857.31	$118.93 £89.82	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$199.12 DKK1,328.62	$207.03 £156.35	+4.0%
Average			+5.6%

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